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Apartments near the As-Salaam Palace, located just off the Qadissiya Expressway which runs from the airport to the IZ area.
Prosperity 2009, Slack Canyon, WA
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Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) announced the reintroduction of The Inclusive Prosperity Act — HR 1579 — a bill inspired by the Robin Hood Tax and supported by a large and growing list of endorsers. The bill seeks to raise up to $350 billion annually through a sales tax on Wall Street financial transactions, funds whose goal is to rebuild our communities, assist international efforts to treat HIV/AIDS, and to combat climate change. The real recovery we all deserve is long overdue. Washington DC. April 17, 2013 © Rick Reinhard 2013 email rick@rickreinhard.com
Speakers:
Robert D. Lamb, Director and Senior Fellow, Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Gary J. Milante, Program Director, Macroeconomics Security Program, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventative Action, Council on Foreign Relations
Alexandra I. Toma, Executive Director, Peace and Security Funders Group
Aubrey Fox, Executive Director, Institute for Economics and Peace USA
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Welvaartsverschijnselen midden op het Plein, centrum Den Haag
I am busy today, i will comment on your photo's tomorrow
March 7, 2011
Brugge/Bruges
Belgium/Belgique/Belgie
Bruges (Brugge in Dutch) is a gem of a museum piece- almost miraculously so. It rose early enough to create its own prosperity and identity before most other cities in Northern Europe, and it faded soon enough to escape the cataclysms of the Reformation and Industrial eras.
Bruges built its fortune upon the trade and processing of wool products from England and Scotland, and upon goods from the continental interior. By the late 1100's, ships began arriving in the city's Zwin River from as far as the Hanseatic League and Venice with goods from as far as the Middle East and Russia. Trade was conducted along the canals, and Bruges quickly became arguably the most important port in Europe. This complex trade led to the development of more sophisticated financial systems, and in 1309, Bruges opened what was possibly the world's first stock exchange.
Such was the city's prosperity that when the queen of France visited in 1301 she is quoted as saying: "I thought I alone was queen, but I see that I have 600 rivals here". Bruges' richness also helped develop the earliest artists of the Northern Renaissance, most notably Jan van Eyck.
Only a year later, the French garrisoned an army in the city to settle a dispute among the ruling and merchant classes, and on the night of May 18 a revolt against French rule began with the "Bruges Matins", in which a mob filled the streets killing anyone who could not properly pronounce the Dutch phrase: "schild en vriend" (supposedly difficult to pronounce for a French speaker). Almost the entire French population (estimated at 2,000) was massacred. Over the next few years, local militias throughout Flanders drove the French out, thus permanently cementing the city in Dutch/Flemish culture.
At its peak, Bruges had a population of 200,000, and by many accounts was the second largest city in Europe after Paris. The miraculousness of Brugge as a "museum piece", however, comes from its precipitous decline. Around 1500, by one of the many whims of the North Sea, the Zwin River began to silt up. Lacking its lifeblood, the city fell into obscurity as business moved to Brussels, Ghent, and Antwerp.
It became a forgotten city, "Die tote Stadt" of Korngold's 20th century opera. Its dormancy, however, was its preservation. Hardly, if any, Baroque, Classical, or 19th century developments ever touched this town. In the past century, however, Bruges has picked up speed again, this time due to tourism.
The result- a pretty much intact medieval city, not terribly different from its original state. As such, it draws its requisite tourists, and can be seen at times a sort of historical theme park (but thankfully without the commercialization).
To walk its streets is surreal. A fever dream of sorts. The real magic is at night, when the daytrippers disappear, and the few tourists that are left hole up with locals at the bar or sit in the Grote Markt listening to the ethereal and ornate rings from the bell tower. The ancient streets then are dead quiet, the canals still, and one can feel the ghosts rising.
Prosperity 2009, Slack Canyon, WA
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Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) announced the reintroduction of The Inclusive Prosperity Act — HR 1579 — a bill inspired by the Robin Hood Tax and supported by a large and growing list of endorsers. The bill seeks to raise up to $350 billion annually through a sales tax on Wall Street financial transactions, funds whose goal is to rebuild our communities, assist international efforts to treat HIV/AIDS, and to combat climate change. The real recovery we all deserve is long overdue. Washington DC. April 17, 2013 © Rick Reinhard 2013 email rick@rickreinhard.com
Nine out of ten jobs are created by the private sector worldwide, making it a major force for economic growth and prosperity across the EBRD region. However, the demand for talent and skills often remains unmet by formal education systems. This leaves young people without the skills needed to compete for jobs and firms unable to fill open positions. The EBRD’s unique economic inclusion approach supports clients across a wide range of sectors to address this skills mismatch and so enhance equitable access to jobs and training.
To mark the launch of the EBRD’s first Economic Inclusion Strategy 2017–2021, this session explored the critical role of the private sector in addressing inclusion challenges, in partnership with policy stakeholders, to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth.
Following the Panel Discussion there was a Press Conference for the launch of the Economic Inclusion Strategy.
Mr Suma Chakrabarti, EBRD President opened the session.
Moderator
Barbara Rambousek
Lead Economist, Economic Inclusion, EBRD
Keynote
Iveta Radičová
Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic (2010-2012).
Speakers
Andrii Dykun
Chairman, Ukrainian Agri Council, Ukrainian Agri Council
Dragica Pilipović Chaffey
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, United Group RS
Uwe Wieckenberg
Director of Programmes, STA – Elsewedy Technical Academy
National Nurses United Press Conference on Capitol Hill with Congressmembers Keith Ellison and Barbara Lee on the introduction of the Financial transaction Tax bill H.R. 1579. Washington DC. April 17, 2013 © Rick Reinhard 2013 email rick@rickreinhard.com
This business has been supported by Accelerate Prosperity; an AKF supported programme to provide business support services to companies that have good growth and employment generation potential.
Wishing all Readers , A Happy and Prosperous " Year of the Wood Sheep. Welcome the prospect for creating wealth on the Year of Sheep .
Strive to Uphold , and the bulk of good news will come towards the end of the year.
The Wealth Star and God of Nobility Shines Brightly .
One of the Chinese New Year specials at:
Penang Malaysian Cuisine
200 State Route 10
East Hanover, NJ 07936
Prosperity 2009, Slack Canyon, WA
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Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) announced the reintroduction of The Inclusive Prosperity Act — HR 1579 — a bill inspired by the Robin Hood Tax and supported by a large and growing list of endorsers. The bill seeks to raise up to $350 billion annually through a sales tax on Wall Street financial transactions, funds whose goal is to rebuild our communities, assist international efforts to treat HIV/AIDS, and to combat climate change. The real recovery we all deserve is long overdue. Washington DC. April 17, 2013 © Rick Reinhard 2013 email rick@rickreinhard.com
Prosperity 2009, Slack Canyon, WA
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Director of Americans For Prosperity NJ Steve Lonegan attends Americans For Prosperity "Maxed Out Spending Tour" on March 19, 2011 at Fire House #2 in Colt's Neck, New Jersey. (Photo © Nick Stepowyj
Taken with a Rolleiflex 2.8A, Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/2.8 Tessar.
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This is the lens that is supposed to have been so bad that Rollei took back many of the cameras and replaced the lenses. This particular one doesn't seem so bad....
Interestingly, 10 years later, rather than having been torn down these buildings now house bars and restaurants and life has come back.
Beautiful cities with new high rises and the promise of the new future. Juxtaposed with the military photos.